Actually... it should probably read....
DECLARE @Max_ID INTEGER
SELECT @Max_ID = MAX(IDField) FROM tablename
IF @Max_ID = NULL
SELECT 1 (Not Zero!!)
ELSE
SELECT @Max_ID + 1
N
At 13:48 17/05/00 -0700, you wrote:
>I am trying to write a SP for SQL7 that is freaking on me. Everything
>below works GREAT unless the database is totally empty with no records in
>there. Well if there are no records in the db yet, the max(IDField) isn't
>working properly. If there is no records in the DB yet, I need to have
>@Max_ID set to '0'.
>
>Declare @Max_ID Integer
>Select @Max_ID = max(IDField) + 1 From tablename
>
>
>Ideas?
>
>Todd DeFrane
>CFBoards.com
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